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UB40
In their own quiet way, they’re one of the world’s biggest bands. Their albums have sold millions of copies. They’ve enjoyed number one singles globally, and their world tours sell out huge venues.
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Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal has begun work on his as-yet-untitled new album, a collaboration with conscious Philadelphia hip-hop band the Roots hopefully due later this year. Their vision, strongly Afrocentric and spiritual yet decidedly funky, meshes well with Maal’s own.
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Michael Brook
Guitarist Michael Brook is definitely more of a cult hero than a chart-topper. But a list of those he’s worked with—from the late genius Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to Youssou N’Dour as well as Robert Fripp, the Pogues, Jane Siberry and many others—shows just how well regarded he is.
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Dobet Gnahoré
We’re so familiar with many of the major African names, from Youssou N’Dour to Thomas Mapfumo, it’s easy to forget that a whole other generation is rapidly coming of age behind them. Dobet Gnahoré from the Ivory Coast whose recent second album, Na Afriki, marks her as one who’s already arrived, bearing a masterful slice of Afropop whose influences draw from across the continent.
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Kassin +2
The trio of Moreno Veloso, Alexandre Kassin, and Domenico Lancelloti has just completed a trilogy of albums (each appended with +2) where the band name changes as each member takes his turn writing music and overseeing the production process. No matter who is charge, this is one of the edgiest outfits on the Brazilian music scene.
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Rachel Unthink And Winterset
Nominated for a Mercury Prize, the group transcends the English folk music category to become a hit at home and abroad.
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